New Zealand Gazette – 1857 – No. 13

Page 86

✨ Appointments, Elections, Ministers

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, May 15th, 1857.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
Francis Dart Fenton, Esq.,
Henry Barnes Gresson, Esq.,
John Hall, Esq.,
Charles Wybrow Ligar, Esq.,
Charles Dudley Robert Ward, Esq.,
Henry Godfrey Gouland, Esq.,
to be Justices of the Peace for the Colony of
New Zealand;

Thomas Spencer Forsaith, Esq.,
to be a Justice of the Peace for the Province
of Auckland;

Andrew James Richmond, Esq.,
Arthur Penrose Seymour, Esq.,
William Henry Eyes, Esq.,
James Mackay, junior, Esq.,
to be Justices of the Peace for the Province of
Nelson;

Charles Christopher Bowen, Esq.,
to be a Justice of the Peace for the Province
of Canterbury;

Henry Charles Hertslet, Esq.,
to be a Justice of the Peace for the Province
of Otago.
By his Excellency's command,
E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, May 15th, 1857.

HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to
be notified that the name of
JAMES BURNETT, Esq.,
has, at his own request, been removed from the
Commission of the Peace, for the Province of
Auckland.
By his Excellency's command,
E. W. STAFFORD

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, May 15th, 1857.

HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to
be notified for general information that
Writs issued for the election of Members of the
Provincial Council for the Province of New
Plymouth, have been returned with certificates
to the effect that

For the Town of New Plymouth.
Edward Larwill Humphries
Isaac Newton Watt

James Cragg Sharland
Francis Ullathorn Gledhill

For the Omata District.
Richard Brown
Robert Greenwood
William Cutfield King
Henry Henson Wood

For the Grey and Bell Districts.
Robert Parris
William King Halke
Henry Robert Richmond
Harry Albert Atkinson
Thomas King
Peter Elliott
William Bayly
have been duly elected.
By His Excellency's command,
E. W. STAFFORD.

Registrar-Generals' Office, Auckland,
May 13th, 1857.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of
the General Assembly, of New Zealand,
entitled "The Marriage Act, 1854," the fol-
lowing name of an OFFICIATING MINISTER,
within the meaning of the said Act, is published
for general information :-

Primitive Methodist Society.
The Reverend Joshua Smith, (Wellington.)

I, John B. Bennett, Registrar-General of
Births, Deaths, and Marriages, for New Zea-
land, do hereby certify that the foregoing name
of an OFFICIATING MINISTER, within the mean-
ing of "The Marriage Act, 1854," has been
sent in to me, in addition to the Names in the
Lists published respectfully in the New Zea-
land Government Gazette, on the 28th Janu-
ary, and the 4th of March, in the present year.

Given under my hand at Auckland,
this thirteenth day of May, 1857.
JOHN B. BENNETT,
Registrar-General.

N O T I C E.

NOTICE is hereby given that a Cellar situ-
ated at the corner of Shortland and High
Streets, attached to brick-built Stores, the pro-
perty of Messrs. D. Nathan and Co., has been
approved, under the 34th section of the Cus-
toms Ordinance, 4 Vict. No. 3, for the reception
of Goods under bond at this Port.

Custom House,
Auckland, May 5, 1857.
WILLIAM YOUNG,
Collector.

Printed by W. C. WILSON, "New-Zealander" Office.

Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1857, No 13

Parliament sat at General Assembly House (nicknamed the 'Shedifice') in Auckland from 1854-1864, sharing the building with the Auckland Provincial Council.

Ironically the Upper House met on the lower story, and the Lower House on the upper story.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏛️ Appointments of Justices of the Peace for Colony and Provinces

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated15 May 1857
KeywordsAppointments, Justice of the Peace, Colony, Auckland, Nelson, Canterbury, Otago
👱🏽 Names

13 names identified

Francis Dart Fenton (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace for Colony
Henry Barnes Gresson (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace for Colony
John Hall (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace for Colony
Charles Wybrow Ligar (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace for Colony
Charles Dudley Robert Ward (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace for Colony
Henry Godfrey Gouland (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace for Colony
Thomas Spencer Forsaith (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace for Auckland Province
Andrew James Richmond (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace for Nelson Province
Arthur Penrose Seymour (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace for Nelson Province
William Henry Eyes (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace for Nelson Province
James Mackay (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace for Nelson Province
Charles Christopher Bowen (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace for Canterbury Province
Henry Charles Hertslet (Esquire), Appointed Justice of the Peace for Otago Province

👩‍💼 Officials

E. W. STAFFORD

🏛️ Removal from Commission of the Peace for Auckland

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated15 May 1857
KeywordsRemoval, Justice of the Peace, Auckland Province
👱🏽 Names

James Burnett (Esquire), Removed from Commission of the Peace

👩‍💼 Officials

E. W. STAFFORD

🏘️ Election results for New Plymouth Provincial Council Members

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated15 May 1857
KeywordsElection results, Provincial Council, New Plymouth, Omata, Grey and Bell Districts
👱🏽 Names

15 names identified

Edward Larwill Humphries, Elected Member of Provincial Council
Isaac Newton Watt, Elected Member of Provincial Council
James Cragg Sharland, Elected Member of Provincial Council
Francis Ullathorn Gledhill, Elected Member of Provincial Council
Richard Brown, Elected Member of Provincial Council
Robert Greenwood, Elected Member of Provincial Council
William Cutfield King, Elected Member of Provincial Council
Henry Henson Wood, Elected Member of Provincial Council
Robert Parris, Elected Member of Provincial Council
William King Halke, Elected Member of Provincial Council
Henry Robert Richmond, Elected Member of Provincial Council
Harry Albert Atkinson, Elected Member of Provincial Council
Thomas King, Elected Member of Provincial Council
Peter Elliott, Elected Member of Provincial Council
William Bayly, Elected Member of Provincial Council

👩‍💼 Officials

E. W. STAFFORD

🏛️ Publication of Officiating Minister under Marriage Act 1854

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated13 May 1857
KeywordsMarriage Act 1854, Officiating Minister, Primitive Methodist Society, Wellington
👱🏽 Names

Joshua Smith (Reverend), Published as Officiating Minister

👩‍💼 Officials

JOHN B. BENNETT, Registrar-General

🏭 Approval of Customs Bonded Cellar in Auckland

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated5 May 1857
KeywordsCustoms, Bonded Goods, Cellar, Shortland Street, High Street, Auckland
👩‍💼 Officials

WILLIAM YOUNG, Collector

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